Richard Bona
- Type
- Solo artist
- Styles
- Afro-Cuban jazz, jazz
- Fans
- 50.6k
Richard Bona is a Cameroonian-American singer and bassist born in Minta, Cameroon, who moves between jazz and Afro-Cuban jazz, and has recorded solo for Sony Music since 1999.
No date announced in London for now.
Richard Bona has played London before. Last time: Blue Note London, November 2026.
Line-up
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Latest dates
Also elsewhere in Europe
Listen & watch
Most-streamed tracks
Richard Bona’s most-streamed tracks on Deezer. This is not a concert setlist, but a good idea of the songs the audience knows. 30-second previews.
- Kalabancoro Munia (The Tale)
- Sona Mama Munia (The Tale)
- Bonatology Munia (The Tale)
- Matanga Heritage
- Dina Lam Munia (The Tale)
Source: Richard Bona on Deezer
Profile
- Latest album
- Heritage (2016)
- Born
- 1966 · Minta
- Origin
- Cameroon
- Label
- Sony Music
About — The artist
Bona Penda Nya Yuma Elolo, better known as Richard Bona, is a Cameroonian-American singer and bassist born on 28 October 1967 in Minta, Cameroon.
He began his career as a session musician in Paris before moving to New York. He has been performing and recording as a solo artist since 1999. In 2004, he received a Victoires du Jazz award. The following year, his album Tiki was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 2012, Richard Bona received the Sacem grand jazz prize.
Discography
- Scenes From My Life 1999
- Reverence 2001
- Munia / The Tale 2003
- Live in Paris 2004
- Tiki 2005
- Live - The Paris Concert 2006
- Bona Makes You Sweat - Live 2008
- The Ten Shades of Blues 2009
- Richard Bona With DR Big Band - Te Mesia 2011
- Bonafied 2013
- Heritage 2016